Mark, who compiled and edited this book, is a grandson of William Carne. He had a long career in the oil and gas industry working in many countries around the world, then became the Chief Executive of Network Rail, responsible for the railway infrastructure of Great Britain. During his tenure the railway system went through the biggest period of investment in a hundred years. New stations, like London Bridge and Birmingham New Street, were built and hundreds of miles of electrification was carried out. He was appointed a CBE for ‘Services to the Rail Industry’ in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2018. He now lives in Cornwall, just a few miles from where his grandparents grew up and later retired.